Procter & Gamble bars trans discrimination Procter & Gamble, the worlds largest consumer products maker, has amended its anti-discrimination policy to include gender identity and expression. The policy was recently amended to read: We at P&G recognize the power that comes from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences coming together around a common goal. Our
Read More ...See the GIRES Annual Research Awards page to read about the awards and the criteria used by the GIRES trustees in evaluating entries for the annual award. Awarded to Bernadette Wren, Consultant Clinical Psychologist EARLY PHYSICAL INTERVENTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ATYPICAL GENDER IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT “Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Vol 5:2 pp 220-231.” Synopsis, written by
Read More ...Funding for Local Family Support Groups GIRES, in collaboration with Depend and Mermaids, has presented a national programme of workshops for the families of people affected by gender dysphoria. We have to date presented workshops in London (twice), Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and Sheffield. Further workshops are planned in Nottingham, Cambridge and Bristol. In
Read More ...GIRES provides training for: The Police Other Organisations For more information about the custom-made training, literature and support for policy development that GIRES provides, please contact Bernard Reed, a trustee of the charity, via our Contact Us Page. The Police Providing Safety for Transgender People Internally and Throughout the Community The police occupy a highly
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Read More ...Structure The Gender Recognition Panel is a branch of HM Courts & Tribunal Service under the presidency of Judge Jeremy Bennett. It is formed from an administrative team (Managed by Rachel Dunn) and a judicial panel (under the auspices of the Deputy President, Paula Gray), made up of legal and medical members. More details about
Read More ...Awarded to Professor Milton Diamond and Professor Kenneth Kipnis The GIRES Research Prize for 1999 has been awarded to Professor Milton Diamond and Professor Kenneth Kipnis for their article: “Pediatric Ethics and the Surgical Assignment of Sex”, published in the Journal of Clinical Ethics. The Professors examined the existing medical practice of performing surgery on
Read More ...See the GIRES Annual Research Awards page to read about the awards and the criteria used by the GIRES trustees in evaluating entries for the annual award. Awarded to Dr Stephen Whittle of Manchester Metropolitan University TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND NEW IDENTITY POLITICS FOR A NEW AGE Published in Hegarty A, Leonard
Read More ...See the GIRES Annual Research Awards page to read about the awards and the criteria used by the GIRES trustees in evaluating entries for the annual award. Awarded to Bernadette Wren, Consultant Clinical Psychologist GIRES is pleased to announce that the charity’s Research Prize for 2001 has been awarded to Bernadette Wren, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the
Read More ...See the GIRES Annual Research Awards page to read about the awards and the criteria used by the GIRES trustees in evaluating entries for the annual award. Awarded to Dr Frank Kruijver, Dr Jiang-Ning Zhou, Dr Chris Pool, Dr Michel Hofman, Professor Louis Gooren & Professor Dick Swaab Male To Female Transexual Individuals Have Female Neuron Numbers
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